![Inset; Bucket/ banduddû from the north wall of the Palace of king Sargon II, and a four-winged genie in the Bucket and cone motif.](https://members.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/Banduddu-cover.jpg)
![Inset; Bucket/ banduddû from the north wall of the Palace of king Sargon II, and a four-winged genie in the Bucket and cone motif.](https://members.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_category/public/Banduddu-cover.jpg?itok=FSMksSit)
Banduddu: Solving the Mystery of the Babylonian Container
One of the great riddles in Mesopotamian sacred art concerns the image of anthropomorphic winged figures called Apkallu holding a mullilu (tree fruit) in one hand, and a banduddû — a container — in the other. The purpose of this container is...
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